Waterfalls of Washington - Upper Meyers Falls; Kettle Falls. Upper Meyers Falls is a small 15 ft. drop along the Colville River in the town of Kettle Falls. It is located immediately upstream from a hydro power facility at (lower) Meyers Falls.
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The name of the town originated from the nearby falls on the Upper Columbia River. The falls, plummeted nearly 50 feet carving out “kettles” in the quartzite rock below. More historic photos can be seen on the Washington Rural Heritage website.
The resulting erosion at the base of a waterfall can be very dramatic, and cause the waterfall to recede. The area behind the waterfall is worn away, creating a hollow, cave-like structure called a rock shelter. Eventually, the rocky ledge (called the outcropping) may tumble down, sending boulders into the stream ...
The Mystery of the Devil's Kettle WaterfallThe mystery of the Devil's Kettle has been stumping visitors and geologists alike for a number of reasons. For one, the rock that the kettle formed into is Rhyolite. This rock is formed from a volcanic eruption and it's normal to find small kettles in this kind of rock.